11/5/15 O&A NYC Wildin Out Wednesday (On Thursday): Obama Does Thriller

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Our Editor In Chief must have been shuffled between time zones, because somehow Throwback Thursday went out yesterday (Technically it was Thursday in China). In order to make things right today is Wildin Out Wednesday On Thursday. For those of you who haven’t put away your Halloween costume, or are still eat candy corn here is Obama Does Thriller. Continue reading

9/30/15 O&A NYC Wildin Out Wednesday: Little Rascals Hook and Ladder (1932)

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Hook and Ladder is a 1932 Our Gang short comedy film directed by Robert F. McGowan. It was the 116th (28th talking episode) Our Gang short released. Answering the Fire Chief’s request for volunteers, the Our Gang kids form their own firefighting squadron, complete with uniforms, a fire pole, a dog-and-cat-powered alarm, and a jerry-built fire engine. After a few false alarms and delays, the kids get the opportunity to put out a real fire, which they do with the expertise of veteran smoke-eaters.  Continue reading

9/23/15 O&A NYC Wildin Out Wednesday: The Beverly Hillbillies

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The Beverly Hillbillies is a sitcom originally broadcast for nine seasons on CBS from 1962 to 1971. The series is about a poor backwoods family transplanted to Beverly Hills, California, after striking oil on their land. This video is the 1st (first) episode. The series starred Buddy Ebsen, Irene Ryan, Donna Douglas, and Max Baer, Jr. Continue reading

9/16/15 O&A NYC Wildin Out Wednesday: Sylvester The Cat & Tweety Bird – Tweet And Lovely

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Sylvester (who lives in an apartment building next to Tweety’s yard) Tweety Bird singing and looks through the window with his telescope. Tweety sees him, grabs a towel, exclaims “I taw I taw a peeking tom cat!”, and shuts the door after saying “That nasty old peeking tom cat!”.  Continue reading

9/9/15 O&A NYC Wildin Out Wednesday: Road Runner & Wile E Coyote- Chariots of Fur

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Chariots of Fur is a seven-minute Looney Tunes short released in 1994 by Warner Bros. It features Wile E. Coyote and Road Runner and directed by Chuck Jones, who introduced the pair in 1949. This was the final Coyote/Road Runner short to be directed by Jones The title is a parody of Chariots of Fire. Continue reading

9/2/15 O&A NYC Wildin Out Wednesday: Bugs Bunny- Rabbit of Seville

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 Rabbit of Seville is a Warner Bros. Looney Tunes theatrical cartoon short released in 1950. It was directed by Chuck Jones and written by Michael Maltese. The cartoon, in a plotline reminiscent of Stage Door Cartoon, features Bugs Bunny being chased by Elmer Fudd into the stage door of the Hollywood Bowl, whereupon Bugs tricks Elmer into going onstage, and participating in a break-neck operatic production of their chase punctuated with gags and accompanied by musical arrangements by Carl Stalling, focusing on Rossini’s overture to The Barber of Seville. Continue reading